Physical: Brad Shields

BRAD Shields aims to provide Eddie Jones with exactly what he wants by bringing some hard-nosed Kiwi physicality to England’s back row operation. Red Rose supremo Jones likes his No.6s to be hardworking and dominant.
More than that, he wants them to be ruthless, which is why Wasps new boy Shields and Saracens’ Michael Rhodes have been fast-tracked into his squad. Shields, a commanding force for the Hurricanes for the past seven seasons before moving to England in search of Test recognition, vows to deliver.
He said: “Any sort of back rower has to ...